The latest from Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan) profiles a family torn apart by a vicious divorce, in which the parents are more interested in starting their lives over with new partners than tending to their 12-year-old son. Among the snowy high-rises of modern Moscow lives stocky salesman Boris and Zhenya, a youthful salon owner. Having migrated to shiny new partners, the couple’s relationship is coming to a bitter end and the fate of their 12-year-old son Alyosha is the last thing on their minds. When Alyosha goes missing without a trace, his parents can barely grieve in unison.

]]>http://abbeycentre.ie/events/film-club-21st-feb-rosalie-blum/feed/0Ballyshannon Musical – Sister Act- Meet the Casthttp://abbeycentre.ie/ballyshannon-musical-sister-act-meet-cast/
http://abbeycentre.ie/ballyshannon-musical-sister-act-meet-cast/#respondWed, 14 Feb 2018 10:04:41 +0000http://abbeycentre.ie/?p=3565Introducing Deloris Van Cartier / Farrah Bogle Farrah is back with BMS again this year in the role of loud-mouthed and sassy Deloris, the role famously played by Whoopi Goldberg. Deloris is an aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide[...]

Introducing Deloris Van Cartier / Farrah Bogle
Farrah is back with BMS again this year in the role of loud-mouthed and sassy Deloris, the role famously played by Whoopi Goldberg. Deloris is an aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir.Farrah is excited to be taking on such an iconic role in this year’s show!

Introducing Curtis Jackson / Frankie O’ Donnell.

Following his convincing performance as shallow Wall Street Businessman Glen Guglia in last year’s ‘The Wedding Singer’, Frankie returns to BMS this year as ‘bad guy’ Curtis Jackson. Curtis is a club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris’s boyfriend. He is cocky and controlling, and always on the verge of violence. Frankie is delighted to be back on board with BMS in 2018, and looks forward to the challenges of the role.

Introducing Mother Superior/ Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey returns to the BMS stage again this year. Audiences will remember Tracey from her fantastic performance as Linda in ‘The Wedding Singer’, as well as several Pantomime productions. This year, Tracey plays Mother Superior – The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings. Tracey is enjoying the challenge of playing this fantastic role.

Introducing Niall Kerr – Eddie Souther
Niall treads the boards once again with the society, this time as Officer Eddie Souther. Niall has been in several productions with both the BMS, and Abbey Arts Panto, where he has engaged audiences with his memorable comic performances. This year he plays Eddie Souther – The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding. One of Eddie’s unwanted characteristics is that he when he becomes nervous whilst under pressure, he sweats profusely. He still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero.

Introducing Siobhán McParland – Sister Mary Robert

Siobhán hails from Ramelton and is a newcomer to BMS this year. She has appeared in several large-scale productions in the North West, including Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera with Donegal Youth Musical Theatre. She has been a student at various Performing Arts academies, including the West End Stage summer school in London where she performed in Her Majesty’s Theatre. Siobhán plays Sister Mary Robert – A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent. Shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice. Her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life. Siobhán is delighted to get the opportunity to play this role.

The latest from Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan) profiles a family torn apart by a vicious divorce, in which the parents are more interested in starting their lives over with new partners than tending to their 12-year-old son. Among the snowy high-rises of modern Moscow lives stocky salesman Boris and Zhenya, a youthful salon owner. Having migrated to shiny new partners, the couple’s relationship is coming to a bitter end and the fate of their 12-year-old son Alyosha is the last thing on their minds. When Alyosha goes missing without a trace, his parents can barely grieve in unison.

Postman’s son Armand (Douglas Booth) finds himself tasked with delivering one of Vincent van Gogh’s final letters. Travelling to picturesque Auvers-sur-Oise,he meets the people who knew the painter’s during his final days. As he hears more about van Gogh, Armand becomes fascinated by the stories of a complex man and his mysterious death Years in the making, Loving Vincentis a biopic with a difference. This visually stunning film was shot in live action before a small army of artists handpainted every frame in the style of van Gogh. Told through multiple perspectives (with a talented cast including Saoirse Ronan and Chris O’Dowd),